Lisa Maxwell (born 24 November 1963)[1] is an English actress, television presenter and singer, best known for her role in The Bill as Samantha Nixon.

[2] Maxwell was educated at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,[3] and first acted on TV aged 11, in a schools programme A Place Like Home.

[citation needed] Maxwell's first senior role was in Remembrance (1982),[3] and in the same year she voiced Kira in the Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal.

In September 2013, she appeared in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, playing Naomi, the girlfriend of established character, David Wicks (Michael French).

[5] In 2016, Maxwell played Judy Garland in the UK tour of End of the Rainbow and also joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Tracey Donovan, the mother of established character, Grace Black (Tamara Wall), and her half-brothers, Adam (Jimmy Essex), Liam (Maxim Baldry) and Jesse (Luke Jerdy).

[3] In 1985, Maxwell won a television vote[citation needed] to become a presenter on the BBC Two pop music show No Limits.

On 28 December 2013, Maxwell took part in a celebrity edition of the ITV game show The Cube in a Loose Women special alongside Sherrie Hewson and Denise Welch.

In April 2009, during an appearance on The Paul O'Grady Show, Maxwell revealed the deciding factor in her leaving The Bill was the long hours worked and that she had suffered two miscarriages during 2008.